handbooks

plural of handbook

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of handbooks That may be the most consequential shift in knowledge management since physical handbooks became digital knowledge bases. Chakkry Arunachalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs. HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The same program also offers free handbooks in English and Spanish. Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
Noun
  • Braun writes that popular volumes included Bibles, farming and health manuals, biographies, and fiction.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The environmental groups also asked for copies of user manuals provided to EPA staff as well as predeployment monitoring records for the AI tools.
    Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Flynn sent the texts just months before his wife Ashley, a beloved middle school volleyball coach, was fatally shot in the head inside their family’s suburban home in February, Watkins said.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, their texts spilled over to their personal lives and families.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The teachers and students of the twentieth century also had textbooks.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • No matter what the textbooks might say, markets are not efficient.
    Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • From burritos to dictionaries, brands are already comparing a slew of foldable items to the new iPhone Duo.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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